New Theme: Koi
Say hello to Koi, our newest theme. This light and colorful theme provides a beautiful framework for your WordPress.com site with delicate, hand-drawn illustrations and refined typography. The tasteful artwork featured in the header and footer are suggestive of koi, an ornamental fish often considered a symbol of love and friendship.
Example of Koi's layout showing the lovely illustrations behind the header and navigation bar.
Enjoy the playful artwork and textured background, or customize the look with a custom background color and image, custom header image*, and custom navigation menu.
Add a background image and change the background color via the Custom Background menu.
Koi’s right-hand sidebar and three footer columns are ready for all your widgets. If no widgets are enabled in the footer widget area, it will not appear.
Example of Koi's three footer widget areas and more of the design's gorgeous artwork.
Designed by Nick La of N.Design Studio, Koi is now available for your WordPress.com site and is coming soon for self-hosted WordPress.org sites.
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels):
- Main column width is
545, sidebar is266. - Main column width for the single image layout (no sidebar) is
873. - Custom header image dimensions are
980by200(width, height).
* Koi allows both title and description text to be hidden completely from the custom header area.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:59 am
I love the color and the drawings are light and pretty. The background is subtle but still has personality. Great job!
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:05 am
At first glance, this theme did not look right for my blog. But customized the header and the background nicely, and I am totally diggin’ it
BTW, it would be nice to give a couple of background/header options with a theme (kind of like you did for Twenty Ten).
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:16 am
Now that is nice, real nice, I want it… thank you, you’re good. Nice work.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:32 am
Oh, wow! This is simply unique. Not my taste but I have to say that this is a really good one
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:40 am
This is it!
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:41 am
So beautiful, that I would think the first impression of a casual visitor to my personal blog (using the Koi theme) would think I hired a special designer to the site.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:43 am
It’s a pretty theme, but it looks more like the background to a fanfiction story than a professional website.
Ha, ha, I should talk – my blog IS a collection of stories, after all.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:50 am
Oh la la! Koi’s are lucky! Love this too… great imagination!
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:26 am
I like this. I like the deco art at the top.
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:28 am
A nice artistic theme.
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:37 am
Oh my goodness, this is definitely something different! I love it, thank you! Aesthically it’s very me… but I’ll check it out and see if it has enough functionality for my blog. I’m hoping for brains to back up the beauty!
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:51 am
You finally struck my fancy. I’m a blues fan, but this one I think looks great with my gardening and Border collie blog.
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:57 am
I’ve been trying to find a lovely theme for ages, and for the very first time I can finally say that I am in love! Thankyou so much, the colours are captivating, the design is simply elegant and it is just very sweet in such a sophisticated way.
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:06 am
This theme looks great. Thanks for the “Quick Specs”, this has saved me a lot of time.
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:33 am
Lovely theme!
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:38 am
This is a great looking theme! It’d be cool if there was a theme based on Hokusai’s “The Wave” or other ukiyo-e styles.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Thank you, that is a wonderful idea. If you know of a theme that fit that style, please let us know via Support or on the themes forum.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:06 am
I love it. More beautiful theme like this, please…..
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:44 am
Orange to feel fresh and more fun. See and feel alive.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:03 am
The background is very nice.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:04 am
Coy Koi.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:17 am
This is a theme I have been waiting to see, especially with the custom header. Its gorgeous! I may have to use it at some point. I can’t wait to see more themes like this in the future.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:20 am
I love this theme! My new favorites WordPress theme…
I like the colors, the ornament, the background, I like everything in this theme!
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:23 am
Pink and purple… I too like this color!
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:26 am
Thank God it’s orange. If it were green, I would leave my Twenty Ten! Lovely work!
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:30 am
Thanks to the WordPress team for this! I always check out the announcements about new themes, but this is the first one in a long time that I would consider using…well done
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:34 am
Good artistic work, but I could not see enough difference between Koi and available themes… All the best for your future designs.
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:45 am
Lovely theme, using it on one of my blogs. But I miss the RSS feed icon which is included in most of the other new themes. Could it be added here? Thanks.
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:05 am
A fish-themed theme! Great work
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:16 am
Wow. This is really gorgeous! Keep it up! Maybe WP can have more background pics for us to choose instead of only one.
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:27 am
Beautiful. I love it. It’s gone straight to number one for me!!
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:28 am
Very nice girlish theme! Keep it coming WP team!
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
I don’t like it… Sorry.
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:43 am
Activated.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:00 am
I love its colors!
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:03 am
That’s pretty! Yay, thank you for a lovely theme.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:08 am
Awesome one… looks pretty cool… I’m gonna apply it.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Lovely. It has such a nice character… I may have to try that one out!
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:58 am
This is lovely. I’ve changed to this theme now. Thank you Lance.
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:02 am
I’ve been at WP.com since 2007 and I see you guys from the Theme Team dashing ahead with new themes recently. I’m waiting for something less colorful as compared with given theme, but the same sort of style, as I am a designer and need that for my portfolio-blog at WP.com. Thanks anyway!
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
It’s beautiful! I love it. Thanks again! ^__^
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:18 pm
I’ve tried a few themes already, and this one is pretty. Will give it a try…Well done, again! Cheers.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:41 pm
This one’s beautiful. But I wished it stretched the page or had three columns. I like to take up room. Thick girls are like that, ya know. LOL. Seriously, I wish I it was wider.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
It’s so bright and happy that it’d put a smile on anyone’s face.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Thanks — very, very nice.
June 23rd, 2010 at 1:38 pm
@Nish and @MJ Having more background options is a great idea, and something we’ll consider in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Oh wow! I like it! I’ve been wishing and waiting for a “girly theme” that wasn’t over the top and without knowing it, this is exactly what I’ve been waiting for! Good going designing team! Am changing today!
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Very similar to the web browser background I use from Firefox. I love the look, just wished I could change the font style.
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:17 pm
We’ve been getting a couple of nice themes recently… This is great!!
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:43 pm
This style of theme is exactly what you need to do more of… soft, warm, whimsical… and lots of custom features. Keep at it!
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:34 pm
This one is so nice!
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Very pretty! I love the themes that express the creativity level of a blog.
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:56 pm
OK I am so using this theme. THANKS!
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Love, love, love, this theme!
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Hi Koi, I like your new theme. The colors of your theme is very soft in my eyes.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
I love it!
Might very likely switch over to this soon, planning a revamp.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:50 pm
Darnit! Where was this theme when my blog was based in Japan? Oh, well – nice work, folks!
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:38 pm
That’s such a beautiful theme… I’m seriously considering changing my current one.. it’s a bit dark and it doesn’t really reflect my personality that much… LOVE the colour scheme!
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Nice colors and easy layout!
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:22 pm
I love it! So pretty.
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Ooo… so pretty! Thanks for sharing!
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
It’s O-Koi, hahahahaha! I adore the header, looks very elegant…great design. It is reminiscent of a time when I dined on Kobe beef in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan followed by an evening of sake complete with shoji screens and beautiful geishas!
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Love the Quick Specs you give at the end—that will be so useful if you want to switch themes and have everything ready like a new header or images in the sidebar before you do it. Another lovely theme too.
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Gorgeous! I am very tempted.
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
It’s really pretty with some nice touches, just not for me I’m afraid.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I love this one! Especially the artwork!
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Now that’s what I’m talking about!
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 pm
Now … this is what I have been talking about… look at all those happy females! Yes! We NEED more themes for the girls! Am interested to try the features on this one! (Just need the time to do so!) Thanks.
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 pm
WHOA! Cool theme, Lance… I think WordPress has been waiting for this.
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Beautiful! Finally a feminine theme-please, please, please, please keep them coming!
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Nice — off to play with this. And thanks for the quick specs — very helpful information to have!
June 24th, 2010 at 2:06 am
It’s looks simple and classic. Good.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:33 am
This is clearly the theme I have been waiting for – girly, easy on the eye, top-menu, inspired by koi, which I happen to have a strange fondness for… so when are you guys revealing how you managed to read my mind?
June 24th, 2010 at 5:15 am
Haha, we have been practicing! Just kidding. We are very glad to hear that you like the theme, and that it connects with you.
June 24th, 2010 at 2:36 am
Um… I’m gonna change themes. It’s such a great work. I love it.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:19 am
I like it.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Lovely… I’m definitely getting it… NOW!
June 24th, 2010 at 4:16 am
This is an OK theme, not my taste, all I am looking for is a very simple light text on dark background theme that does not have fixed width. Is that so difficult?
June 24th, 2010 at 5:13 am
I recommend you check out Andrea, which has a flexible width and light text on a dark background (with option to change the background).
June 24th, 2010 at 6:08 am
Nice, nice… l’ll try it for my blog!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:24 am
AWESOME! The best yet!
June 24th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Looks great. Thanks.
June 24th, 2010 at 9:18 am
OK. I love it. Wonderful!
June 24th, 2010 at 11:02 am
It is lovely, but I prefer themes with the widgets in the sidebar. Any more of those coming along anytime soon?
June 24th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
More are on the way!
June 24th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
@eaw00002 Just to clarify, this theme does have widgets in the sidebar. The footer widgets are completely optional.
June 24th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Yeah, I like “custom background”
June 24th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Nice, colorful and very girly. I like it.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I’m loving the new artistic theme! It’s the theme I’ve been searching for without even knowing it!
June 24th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Just switched to it the other day – thank you!
June 24th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
It’s simple yet eye catching.
June 24th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Very appealing!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
it is a very delicate theme of choice. I like how the colors combine within this theme and brings me to notice how elegant it is.
This name for the theme fits perfectly within the colors and physical appearence of a koi fish.
June 24th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I like! I LIKE!
June 24th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
so so so lovely i like it
June 24th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
So beautiful. I’ve always been a fan of Nick La.
June 25th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Very nice… serene and zen like. I was late seeing this
Will use this after my blogger friend changed his 
Hope to see more themes like this.
June 25th, 2010 at 4:05 am
WOW! This is wondrous.
June 25th, 2010 at 4:49 am
Nice theme… perfect
June 25th, 2010 at 9:44 am
I love all these new themes you keep adding. I wish there were a way to move here my Italian writing-themed blog from Virgilio, and I’d spend half my time switching from lovely theme to lovely theme…
June 25th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Like a vintage paper.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Everybody likes the cherry tree.
June 25th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Ohhh , so cool and lovely .. cute.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
It’s gorgeous! I bet many will switch to this theme. We will have a colourful school of Koi on WordPress.
June 26th, 2010 at 1:40 am
My kind of theme!!! Very pretty!!!